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July 6, 2017 at 11:36 am #156684
AnonymousGuestDear Manuel:
Wikipedia’s entry about the economy in Venezuela reads: “According to The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal, Venezuela has the weakest property rights in the world, scoring only 5.0 on a scale of 100; expropriation without compensation is not uncommon…”- so no, I wouldn’t say that the problem in your economic situation there (not being able to rent or own a home regardless of your hard work and salary) was you  (“i donât know if the problem is me” you wrote).
You migrated to Colombia. Wikipedia reads in the economy section: “in recent years growth has been impressive, reaching 6.9% in 2007, one of the highest rates of growth in Latin America…Colombia is now one of only three economies with a perfect score on the strength of legal rights index, according to the World Bank.” So, I can see why you chose Colombia. But a 6.9% growth does not mean, of course, that it applies to individual economic growth, it is a statistic.
“Feeling like nothing I do has a meaning”- you don’t see the financial benefits to your hard work that you would like, I understand that. And the solution that comes to your mind is to go back to Venezuela and live with your parents or “live in the street without a worry”- in other words, your solution is to make your life more difficult.
You can’t live in the streets without a worry. It doesn’t work that way. Plenty of worries living on the street.
Better be another solution, at least an attempt for a better solution. Try to make your life better, not worse. See what it is that you can change for better return-on-investment of your working time and energy. If there is a way to work smarter, not harder, do so.
I hope you post again with your thoughts and feelings.
anita
July 7, 2017 at 8:13 am #156812
ManuelParticipantThanks for the response.
Part of my frustration it is finances… but i don’t know… the information that you took from Wikipedia although is some accurate is not that exact… for example it doesn’t tell you that in the last 3 years Colombia had an indirect inflation of 87% and that the taxes were raised beginning this year…
Either way I kinda need to find a balance again… I didn’t care about money before, but I do now, maybe is the pressure of having a daughter now and that constant worry to keep her safe…
I know I’m not entirely making sense… but is helping me to vent stuff…
July 7, 2017 at 10:18 am #156852AnonymousGuestDear Manuel:
You are welcome, and thank you for your input regarding the possible inaccuracy or lack of completeness in Wikipedia’s entry on Colombia (I only read a small part of the entry, therefore I use “possible” inaccuracy).
You are there, you know what is going on. I do hope you post anytime, as long as it helps you to vent. I hope life gets better for you, your wife and daughter!
anita
July 8, 2017 at 4:14 pm #157092
MarkParticipantHi Manuel,
Don’t let your financial problems let you forget how lucky you are. A wife and a child is sort of the pinnacle of some people’s dreams. If your business is struggling then perhaps you can look for a second job or even another career as you decide what you want to do with the business. Perhaps you can take the lessons you learned from this venture and start fresh. Or you could find another job that you love and let’s you go home feeling happy at the end of the day. Create meaning, create possibilities for yourself. Focus on hope and progress instead of everything that is going wrong. You can even decide on the thing that is bothering you the most, and then create a list of steps that will help you move past it. Then you can choose the next goal, and the next goal. Decide the person who you want to become and move closer toward that person each day.
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